Multiple magazine adjusting means



Oct. 2, 1951 Filed June 19, 1948 R. H. SCOTT ET AL MULTIPLE MAGAZINE ADJUSTING MEANS 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 0 Inventors 63% A ttorneys Oct. 2, 1951 R. H. SCOTT ETAL ,5

MULTIPLE MAGAZINE ADJUSTING MEANS Filed June 19, 1943 s Sheets-Sheet 2 /aerator; 4X 4W WA rrorney Oct. 2, 1951 R. H. SCOTT ETAL 2,569,583

MULTIPLE MAGAZINE ADJUSTING MEANS Filed June 19, 1948 v s Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Oct. 2, 1951 MULTIPLE MAGAZINE ADJUSTING MEANS Richard Henry Scott, Hale, and Arthur Staniland Hayward, Altrincham, England, assignors to Linotype and Machinery Limited, London, England, a British company Application June 19, 1948, Serial No. 33,976 In Great Britain July 23, 1947 17 Claims. (Cl. 199-45) This invention relates to typographical composing machines such as those known commercially under the registered trade-mark Linotype, and more particularly to machines employing a plurality or bank of magazines mounted in a frame which is adjustable to bring one or more of the magazines into operative relationship with assembling and distributing mechanisms. The object of the invention is to provide improved mechanism for effecting the adjustment of the magazines in operative position.

According to the present invention, a typographical composing machine having a plurality of adjustable magazines which are locked in position, is provided with an operating device which is engaged with or disengaged from a member which is connected to mechanism for transmitting to the magazines a raising and lowering movement received from the operating device when engaged with the member, while means for unlocking the magazines to permit free movement thereof are actuated by the engagement of the operating device and member.

According to a further feature of the present invention, a typographical composing machine having a plurality of adjustable main magazines which are locked in position and a plurality of adjustable auxiliary magazines which are locked in position is provided with an operating device which is selectively engaged with or disengaged from two members, the first of which members is connected to mechanism for transmitting to the main magazines a raising and lowering movement received from the operating device when engaged with the first member and the second of which members is connected to mechanism for transmitting to the auxiliary magazines a raising and lowering movement received from the operating device when engaged with said second member, while means for unlocking the main magazines to permit free movement thereof are actuated by the engagement of the operating device and first member or means for unlocking the auxiliary magazines to permit free movement thereof are actuated by the engagement of the operating device and second member.

The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate one constructional form which it may assume. In the said drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a portion of a typographical composing machine equipped with hand lever control mechanism according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevationalview of 2 the hand lever control mechanism with one slotted disc and the guard plate shown in Figure I removed;

Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view of the hand lever control mechanism with the guard plate removed, and

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, but showing the hand lever engaged with a slotted disc.

Referring to Figure 1 of the drawings, circulating matrices for use in the machine are stored in four magazines I carried by base frame 2 which are mounted in a bracket or shift frame 3 to form an adjustable inclined magazine column. Operation of a hand lever 4, through mechanism which is later described, effects adjustment of the shift frame 3 relatively to the machine frame 5 to bring a selected magazine 1 (containing the desired fount of matrices) into operative relationship with distributing mechanism (not shown) at the upper end of the-magazine column, and with assembling mechanism (not shown) at the lower end thereof. The magazine column is guided during adjustment by means of ball bearings 6 mounted on the frames 2 and 3 so as to ride on tracks 1 forming part of the machine frame 5.

The shift frame 3 has rigidly secured thereto a downward extension 8 having a foot a to which is connected one end 9 of a chain 9. The other end 9 of the chain 9 is fastened to a pulley In which is freely mounted on a stationary shaft l I, such shaft being carried by bearings 12 in brackets l3 attached to a cross beam forming part of the machine frame 5. The pulley I0 is formed with a hub l4 which is fixed to a larger pulley l5 also freely mounted on the shaft H. To the larger pulley I5 is fastened one end l6 of a chain It which is passed around the pulley and over a jockey pulley IT. The other end Hi of the chain is fastened to a counter-balancing weight comprising a carrier bar I8 on which a number of removable weights l9 are supported.

The arrangement is, therefore, such that rotation of the pulleys l0 and IS in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Figure 1, causes the chain l6 1 to be wound around the pulley l5, so raising the weights I9, and the chain 9 to be unwound from the pulley It), so lowering the column of magazines l. Similarly, rotation of the pulleys l0 and. [5 in an anti-clockwise direction unwinds the chain [6 from around the pulley l5, so lowering the weights l9, and causes the chain 9 to be wound around the pulley It], so raising the column of magazines I.

A spur gear wheel 20 is formed integrally with the hub l4 and meshes with a spur gear wheel 2| on a shaft 22 carried by bearings in an adjustable arm 23. To the shaft 22 is also secured a chain wheel 24 which is connected by means of an endless chain 25 to a chain wheel 23 secured to a shaftTZT-carried by bearings in the'machine frame. To-the shaft 2 i-is also secured a chain wheel 28 which is connected by means of an endless chain 29 to a chain wheel 33 (see Figure 3). secured to a sleeve 3| on a shaft 32 carried-by.

hearings in the machine frame.

A slotted disc 33 provided-with slots- 34, (see. Figures 2 and 3) is secured to the sleeve 3]. Also.

loosely mounted on the shaft 32 adjacent the sleeve 3| is a sleeve 35 carrying studs 36 on which the hand lever 4 is pivotally mounted. Adjacentthe sleeve 35 and loosely mounted on the shaft 32 is a second sleeve 3V to which is secured a second slotted disc 33 provided with slots-34: A second chain wheel 33 is secured to the sleeve 3 l and is connectedzby chain-andwheel mechanism (similar: to that" already? described for. con-.-

Asthet sleeve 35 is loosely mounted on the :shaft 32,.the hand'lever 4. can, after the engagement.

of the-projectionfiwith a slot'34, be;moved upwardly as indicated by the 'broken line in' Figure 1.to turn:the" disc 33- and consequently: rotate- (throughthechain' and: wheel connections describedythe pulleys lll and l'and raise the columnof-magazines 1-. The hand lever '4is moved sideways to disengage the projection 31 from the slot 34 andis then moved downwardlyto the position indicated'infull lines in Figure 1. If a further raisingmovement of the column of magazines-= I: is required, the-hand lever- 4 is moved to engage the projection 31 with a succeeding-slot- 34:andisagain'moved-upwardly to rotate the disc 33. If: it-isdesired to-lower thecolumn of magazines, the hand lever 4 is moved downwardly while. the projection?! isin engagement with a s1ot134, to rotate-the disc33- in an anti-clockwiseedirection. When'the lowermost positionofthe hand. leverindicated in Figure bis-reached, the.-projection.3J-isdisengaged from the slot 34',

and if desired, it is engagedwith a succeeding slot. 34;. Stops 38 on a guard 33 limit the upward and downward movement of the handlever. 4.

Onits other: side .thehand lever 4( is provided.

withaprojection3l which can be broughtinto. engagementwiththe slotsv 34* inorder to rotate. the .disc 33 (in-a manner similar to that in which.

the disc 33 is rotated) and so raiseor lowerthe auxiliarycolumn .of magazines.v

Pivotally mounted =ati40ton one side of the hand lever-4.-(see.-Figures 3 and4) is anarm 4|. pro? videdwith aroller. 42: which, on sideways move.- mentof-the hand lever 4, is brought-into engagement-with affianger43 onthe disc 33 to turnthe arm 44 inwardly towards. the handlever 4, as.

indicated by'dot-and-dash lines in Figure 4. The arm-4| is connected through the pivot 43 to. an

armt44' (see- Figure 2). provided with a post 45 to -whichione end-of a spring 4B-is secured. The other end of the spring 46 is secured'tQ-a post 4l=on the handilevcr 4.

' magazines 1.

On the other side of the hand lever 4 there is pivotally mounted at 40 an arm 4| (see Figures 3 and 4) provided with a roller 42 which, on movement of the hand lever 4 from the position shown in Figure 3 to the position shown in Figure 4, isbrought into engagement'with a flange 43 on the disc 33 to turn thearm 4 l -inwardly towards the hand lever 4, as shown in Figure 4. The arm 4i is connected through the pivot 4i] to an arm44e provided with a post 45 (see also Figure 2) to which one end of a spring '43 is secured:. The othenend of the spring 46 is secured to avpost'4l' on the hand lever 4.

Thus; when the hand lever 4 is moved sideways to bring the projection 3'! into engagement with aslot-v 34 'inthe disc 33 as shown in Figure 4, the arm-4l 'is turned against the action of spring 45 and when the hand lever 4 is released, the spring-46 returns it to the position shown in Figure 3 with the arm 44 abutting against a stop pinz48es. Similarly; the armi4l ist turnedagainst the;action; of spring: 46 when the. .handilever "4; is? moved to. the 'position' shown by: dot-:and-dash lines in". Figure 4, and when thethand' leverr4 issreleased; the spring 4&3; returns 5 it to 1 thewposie tion-shownzin Figure 3 with thefarm Mia-butting against a stop pin.48-- (Figure;2)

As. more.- clearly-seen in Figure:2-, thearmi 44 at its outer .end adj acent the .rposti45 is-provided" with'asecond post 49 to which issecuredone'end: of a flexible cable 50;.such.as-a!Bowden! wire; which passesithrough the post, 41' on. the: hand lever 4:. The flexible cable.- 5t). (see.Figure"1-)- is connected at its other end :tot'a. lever- 5 l which is. pivoted at 52". to the machiner-frame 5. The-lever; 5| has securedthereto-a-stud'53 bearingagainst' a locking arm :54 which engages-locating 51511115355 onthe magazine: base frames 2.. The-sideways: movement-of the hand lever 4-.ito. the. position shown by dot-and-dash lines in Figure: 4, and consequent turning; of the arm. 44'thus:exerts.-a: forwards pull on. the cable 51l-- and efiects. an. unlocking movement of thezlockingarm 54 pre-v paratory/ to the adjustment of. thecolumn of Release of. thehand lever. 4. allows: the spring 43 to. returnthe. parts-tdthe position: in. which the .magazine column is locked by the. locking arm 5.4.

The. arm44 at its outer end.adjacent.the.post.

. 45% isprovided with a. second.1:ost..49 to. which.

issecured oneendzofa. flexible. cable. 50? which. passes through the post.4-|?. Theothenendot the flexible .cable. 50: is. connected. to :mechanism. (not-shown) for unlocking. the auxiliary column.

. of magazines when the handleyer. 4 is-moved to the. position shown in Figure .4. preparatory. to.the. adjustmentof the auxiliary column of magazines. Release .of the hand lever.4allows.the spring?- toreturn the parts. to theposition.inwhichthe. auxiliary column of 1 magazinescis locked. against. movement...

Having. described. our. invention,. we. declare. that what we claim and desire to. secure by. Letters. Patentis:

1; In or for a. typographical composing, ma..- chine of the shiftable magazine variety, magazine. raising and lowering mechanismcomprisingin combination, a rotatablev member for. imparting. a raising orlowering movement to :the magazine; column; a hand. lever movable upwardly and. downwardly to operatesaidrotatable member, a rotatable support for the .handlever. to .permit. of such upward and downward movements, said. support being freely rotatablev with .respecttothe: rotatable member andmountedto turn aboutthe same axis, a pivotal connection between the rotatable support and the hand lever to permit the hand lever to be moved laterally with respect to the rotatable member, and means for coupling the hand lever directly to the rotatable member, said coupling means comprising elements which are engaged and disengaged by opposite lateral movements of the hand lever, respectively.

2. The combination according to claim 1, including means for limiting the extent of the upward and downward movements of the hand lever.

3. The combination according to claim 2, wherein the extent of the upward or downward movement of the hand lever, as controlled by the limiting means, is sufficient to make a shift from one magazine to the next adjacent one in the column.

4. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable member is provided with coupling elements at different circumferential points.

5. The combination according to claim 4, wherein the spacing of the different circumferential coupling elements on the rotatable member corresponds to a magazine raising or lowerin movement for a shift from one magazine to the next adjacent magazine into the column.

6. The combination according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable member is formed with a plurality of radially disposed slots, one for each magazine in the column, and the hand lever is formed with a radially disposed projection engageable in one or another of said slots.

7. The combination according to claim 1, including a spring connected to the hand lever and acting constantly to maintain it in a neutral position, uncoupled from the rotatable member.

8. The combination according to claim 1, including means actuated by the pivotal movement of the hand lever into couple relation with the rotatable member to unlock the magazine column for a raising or lowering movement.

9. The combination according to claim 8, including a spring connected to the hand lever and acting constantly to maintain it in a neutral position, uncoupled from the rotatable member and with the magazine column locked against movement.

10. In or'for a typographical composing machine of the shiftable magazine variety, magazine raisin and lowering mechanism comprising, in combination, a pair of rotatable members mounted to rotate about a common axis, one for imparting a raising or lowering movement to one magazine column, and the other for imparting a raising or lowering movement to a second maga Iii) zine column, a hand lever located between the two rotatable members and movable upwardly and downwardly to operate either selected one thereof, a rotatable support for the hand lever to permit of such upward and downward movements, saidsupport being freely rotatable with respect to the rotatable members and mounted to turn about the same axis, a pivotal connection between the rotatable support and the hand lever to permit the hand lever to be moved laterally with respect to either selected one of the rotatable members, and means for coupling the hand lever directly to either selected rotatable member, said means comprising elements which are engaged and disengaged by opposite lateral movements of the hand lever with respect to said selected member, respectively.

11. The combination according to claim 10, in-

cluding a spring connected to the hand lever and acting constantly to maintain it in a neutral position, uncoupled from both of said rotatable members.

12. The combination according to claim 10, including means actuated by the pivotal movement of the hand lever into coupled relation with one of said rotatable members to unlock the corresponding magazine column for a raising or lowering movement, and means actuated by the pivotal movement of the hand lever into coupled relation with the other of said rotatable members to unlock the corresponding magazine column for a raising or lowering movement.

18. The combination according to claim 12, including a spring connected to the hand lever and acting constantly to maintain it in a neutral position, uncoupled from both of said rotatable mem bers and with both magazine columns locked against movement.

14. In or for a typographical composing machine of the shiftable magazine variety, magazine raising and lowering mechanism comprising a hand lever, a sleeve on which said hand lever is pivotally mounted, a shaft on which said sleeve is loosely mountedfor rotary movement of the hand lever in opposite directions, a slotted disc mounted to turn about the axis of said shaft and provided with slots arranged to be engaged by the hand lever on pivotal movement thereof, and mechanism for transmitting from said slotted disc to the magazines a raising or lowering movement obtained by rotary movement of the hand lever when engaged with a slot in the slotted disc.

15. In or for a typographical composing machine adapted to be equipped with a plurality of shiftable main magazines and a plurality of shiftable auxiliary magazines, magazine raising and lowering mechanism comprising a hand lever, a sleeve on which said hand lever is pivotally mounted, a shaft on which said sleeve is loosely mounted for rotary movement of the hand lever in opposite directions, a slotted disc also loosely mounted on said shaft and provided with slots arranged to be engaged by the hand lever on pivotal movement thereof in one direction, mechanism for transmitting from said slotted disc to the main magazines a raising or lowering movement obtained by rotary movement of the hand lever when engaged with a slot in the disc, a second slotted disc likewise loosely mounted on said shaft and provided with slots arranged to be engaged by the hand lever on pivotal movement thereof in the opposite direction, and mechanism for transmitting from said second slotted disc to the auxiliary magazines a raising or lowering movement obtained by rotary movement of the hand lever when engaged with a slot in the second slotted disc.

16. In or for a typographical composing machine of the shiftable magazine variety, magazine raising and lowering mechanism comprising a hand lever. a sleeve on which said hand lever is pivotally mounted, a shaft on which said sleeve is loosely mounted for rotary movement of the hand lever in opposite directions, a slotted disc mounted to turn about the axis of said shaft and provided with slots arranged to be engaged by the hand lever on pivotal movement thereof, mecha nism for transmitting from said slotted disc to the magazines a raising or lowering movement obtained by rotary movement of the hand lever when engaged with a slot in the disc, locking mechanism- -for. holding, the shiftable magazines imposition a flexible cable connected at one end.

to-said locking mechanism, and a lever pivoted on the hand lever and connected to the other end of said flexible cable, the said lever being adapted to be movedby contact with the slotted disc to actuate the locking mechanism and, unlock the magazines as the hand lever is engaged with aslot in the slotted disc.

17. In or for atypographical composing machine adapted to be equipped with a plurality of shiftable main magazines and a plurality of shiftable auxiliary magazines, magazine raising and lowering mechanism comprising a hand lever, a sleeve on which said hand lever is pivotally mounted for rotary movement of the hand lever in opposite directions, a shaft on which said sleeve is loosely mounted, a slotted disc also loosely-rnounted on said shaft and provided with slots arranged to be engaged by the hand lever on pivotal movement thereof in one direction, mechanism for transmitting from said slotted disc to the main magazines a raising or lowering movement obtained by rotary movement of the hand lever when engaged with a slot in the disc, locking mechanism for holding the shiftable main magazines in position, a flexible cable connected atvone end to said locking mechanism, a lever pivoted on the hand lever, and connected to the otherend of said flexible cable, the said lever beingadapted tobe moved by contact with the 8-3 slotted-discv tosactuatev the locking mechanismand unlock the main magazines as'the hand lever is engaged witha-slot-in. the slotted disc; asecond slotted disc likewise'loosely mounted on said shaft and provided with slots arranged to be engaged by the handlever onpivotal movement thereof in the opposite direction, mechanism for transmitting from said second slotted disc to the auxiliary magazines av raising or lowering movement obtained by rotary movement of the handy lever when engagedwith a slot in the second slotted disc, a second flexible cable connected, at one end to. the locking mechanism forholding the shiftableauxiliary magazines in position, a. second leverpivoted on the hand lever and connected to the other end of said second flexible cable, the said second lever being adapted tobe moved by contact with the second slotted disc to actuate the locking mechanism and unlock the auxiliary magazines as the hand lever is engaged with a slot in the second slotted disc.

RICHARD HENRY SCOTT. ARTHURSTANILAND HAYWARD.

Name, Date Kennedy. Apr. 20, 1915 Number 

